Extradition Act 2003 Explained

Short Title:Extradition Act 2003
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:An Act to make provision about extradition.
Year:2003
Citation:2003 c. 41
Royal Assent:20 November 2003
Commencement:1 January 2004
Status:amended
Theyworkforyou:Extradition Act 2003
Original Text:http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/41/contents/enacted
Use New Uk-Leg:yes
Short Title:Extradition Act 1989
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:An Act to consolidate enactments relating to extradition under the Criminal Justice Act 1988, the Fugitive Offenders Act 1967 and the Extradition Acts 1870 to 1935, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.
Year:1989
Citation:1989 c. 33
Royal Assent:27 July 1989
Repealing Legislation:Extradition Act 2003
Status:repealed
Original Text:https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/33/contents/enacted
Collapsed:yes
Short Title:Extradition Act 1873
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:An Act to amend the Extradition Act, 1870.
Year:1873
Citation:36 & 37 Vict. c. 60
Royal Assent:5 August 1873
Amends:Extradition Act 1870
Repealing Legislation:Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013
Status:repealed
Collapsed:yes
Short Title:Extradition Act 1870
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:An Act for amending the Law relating to the Extradition of Criminals.
Year:1870
Citation:33 & 34 Vict. c. 52
Royal Assent:9 August 1870
Amendments:Extradition Act 1873
Repealing Legislation:Extradition Act 1989
Status:repealed
Original Text:https://archive.org/details/publicgeneralst01britgoog/page/288/mode/1up?view=theater
Collapsed:yes

The Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which regulates extradition requests by and to the United Kingdom. The Act came into force on 1 January 2004. It transposed the European Arrest Warrant framework decision into British law and implemented the UK side of the controversial UK–US extradition treaty of 2003 before the treaty came into force in April 2007 after being ratified by the United States Senate in 2006.[1] [2]

Provisions

The act is divided into five parts.

The procedure used by the courts is set down in the Criminal Procedure Rules 2015, part 50.[3]

Examination by Parliament

The act has been examined in two reviews by Parliament. The first in 2011 by Sir Scott Baker[4] making a series of recommendations and the second examination by the House of Lords Extradition Law Committee in 2014.[5]

As a result of campaigning and scrutiny by Parliament, several amendments were made in 2014 in the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. These included proportionality under section 21A and decision to try or charge under section 12A.[6]

Part 2 territories

Territories are designated as Category 2 territories both for the purposes of Part 2 of the Extradition Act, i.e. export extradition from the United Kingdom, and Part 3, i.e. import extradition to the United Kingdom.

These are the countries that the UK presently has extradition arrangements with:[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Human Rights Implications of UK Extradition Policy . Human Rights Joint Committee . The UK's bilateral extradition treaties: US-UK Extradition Treaty 2003 . 22 June 2011 . 8 August 2012.
  2. News: Ratification had been slowed by complaints from some Irish- American groups that the treaty would create new legal jeopardy for U.S. citizens who opposed British policy in Northern Ireland. . Senate Unanimously Ratifies US, UK Extradition Treaty. Torres. Carlos. 30 September 2006. Bloomberg L.P.. 12 September 2008.
  3. Web site: Rules and Practice Directions. www.justice.gov.uk. en. 2019-10-18.
  4. Web site: Review . gov.uk . 30 September 2011 . 2019-11-09.
  5. Web site: Extradition Law Committee. UK Parliament. English. 2019-10-18.
  6. Web site: Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. www.legislation.gov.uk. 2019-10-18.
  7. Web site: Extradition: processes and review. GOV.UK. en. 2019-10-18.